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News from the tech and telecoms sector in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani

Bosun Tijani clarifies on bandits using special technology to evade tracking despite NIN-SIM linkage

December 14, 2025

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has clarified comments he made during a recent Channels...

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NCC links telecom service disruptions in Abuja to diesel supply disruptions

by Caleb Obiowo

December 13, 2025

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has linked telecom service disruptions experienced in parts of Abuja to diesel supply disruptions affecting...

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EFCC, OPay strengthen partnership on anti-money laundering, KYC best practices

by Rosalia Ozibo

December 12, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Opay’s management and staff to prioritize compliance with all existing regulations...

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Bosun Tijani: 3MTT received over N6 billion funding commitment from 3 core partners

by Emeka Onyeks

December 12, 2025

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has disclosed that the Federal Government’s 3 Million Technical...

Navigating Nigeria’s ‘Oga’ dilemma: A conundrum of power and hierarchy — Who is your oga?

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Nigeria losing economic value to foreign markets despite tech push — Analyst

by Rosalia Ozibo

December 11, 2025

Professor Olufemi Shuaib, a Lecturer at the University of Lagos, has warned that Nigeria’s growing focus on technology skills and...

Meta rolls out Teens Accounts on Facebook, Messenger to protect under 18 users

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Meta to give EU users choice over personalised ads from January 2026

by Rosalia Ozibo

December 8, 2025

Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to give European Union users the option to...

Trump halts tariff hikes on most trade partners, raises China duties to 125%

Corporate deals

Trump signals antitrust concerns over Netflix, Warner Bros. deal

by Deborah Dan-Awoh

December 8, 2025

President Donald J. Trump has suggested that Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery could face significant antitrust scrutiny, raising fresh...

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

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NITDA warns Nigerians against ChatGPT vulnerabilities that enable data-leakage attacks

by Rosalia Ozibo

December 8, 2025

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued an urgent cybersecurity advisory warning Nigerians about new vulnerabilities in ChatGPT...

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No AI-ready data centre in Nigeria yet—Digital Reality CEO

by Samson Akintaro

December 6, 2025

Chief Executive Officer of Digital Realty Nigeria, Engr. Ike Nnamani, have said that data centres in the country are still years away from being able...